Tickets are available for both readers and listeners.
The Marriage Proposal, by Anton Chekhov
This is a one-act farce written in 1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced
play of dialogue-based action and situational humour. A young man Lomov comes to
propose to his neighbour Natalya but they keep on fighting over various topics. Through this
play, Chekhov exposes the “fakeness” of the world and tries to show how superficial modern
people are. Rather than emotionally bonding in relationships, people instead connect with
wealth and money.
A Message from the organiser Chris Gill
We have now established a tradition of reading a play once a month at the Marine Theatre, which is kindly providing the venue free to support community drama. We will take a summer break in August, but we are pleased to present details of the next two events in July and September.
Please remember to bring with you a paper or screen copy of the script if you wish to read. We are not able to provide copies.
We have already gathered a group of regular attenders, but we are keen to encourage anyone interested in drama to participate, so please come whether this is your first or seventh time. If you have any ideas about readings of future plays, please contact Chris Gill through the Marine Theatre.